Jagsi Study on Conflicts of Interest

A study by lead author Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, on conflicts of interest in cancer research has received considerable media attention. For the original study in the journal Cancer, go to http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122381054/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0

Media reports have appeared in Science Daily, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511090846.htm

on Michigan Radio, http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/michigan/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1504065§ionID=1

in Health News Digest, http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Cancer_Issues_660/29_of_Cancer_Studies_Report_Conflict_of_Interest.shtml

in the Toronto Globe and Mail, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090512.wlfreebies12art1832/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home

Additional authors on the study were Nathan Sheets, Aleksandra Jankovic, Amy R. Motomura, Sudha Amarnath, and Peter A. Ubel.